Revista de Gravidez e Saúde Infantil

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Knowledge and Practice of Breast Feeding among Mothers of Childeren Less than Two Years Old in Dila Town, Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia 2020

Yetayale Berhanu

Background: Breastfeeding is a woman practice that usually feeds an infant with milk produced from the mammary glands of the nipple. Who described breastfeeding as an unparalleled way of infant survival, healthy growth, and development? We also recommend that you start breastfeeding within 1 hour of giving birth to your first milk. It promotes breastfeeding of the first milk and is not recommended for breastfeeding before the child. First, milk is 3 times richer in vitamin A and 10 times richer in mature beta-carotene.

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice of breastfeeding mothers of children under the age of 2 in Dilla Town, South Ethiopia, in 2020.

Method: Cross-sectional community-based studies were used. The survey was conducted in the town of Dilla community and a sample size of 362 was used to collect the data. We performed this study using a simple random systematic random sampling technique and collected data from respondents using a structured, pretested questionnaire and an interview-guided method of data collection by the principal investigator. The data was entered and analyzed by manual aggregation method and frequency distribution tables, and some variables were described using static graphs.

Results and discussion: A total of 362 women participated in the study in Dilla Town, and the effective rate was 100%. The average age of the study subjects was +27 years old, and about 136 (37.56%) were religious Protestants. Approximately 240 (56.3%) women had at least two children. This study shows that the largest proportion of research subjects have primary education level (28.17%), and their understanding of BF also depends on their education level. As the knowledge of breastfeeding improves, so does the level of education. Therefore, this research is consistent with the research conducted in developing countries.

Conclusion: Mothers with an elementary level of education have lower breastfeeding practices than those with a higher education. A woman whose husband's educated also influences the practice of breastfeeding. The higher the educational level of the husband, the more he practiced breastfeeding. Previous breastfeeding experience is helpful to facilitate the practice of breastfeeding.